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Goose Creek City Council Meeting: June 9, 2026 – Regular Session

City Council & Commissions — Tuesday, June 9, 2026
BodyGoose Creek, South Carolina
SessionCity Council & Commissions
DateTuesday, June 9, 2026
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0:15

Pastor, are you praying?

0:20

Are you praying?

0:24

I'm waiting on Frank.

0:29

Frank.

0:31

Oh, yeah.

0:32

Every time I see him is there.

0:33

Same thing.

0:36

Do it.

0:40

Okay.

0:46

Nice to Kevin tonight.

0:49

Good evening, everyone, and welcome.

0:52

Thank you all very much for being here tonight.

0:54

I do appreciate everybody coming out.

0:56

This is Tuesday, June 9th.

0:58

This is our regularly scheduled council meeting.

1:02

And at this time, Steve Cross.

1:07

Nexus Point Church.

1:09

And our City of Peace Creek Police Department comes in.

1:22

We come before you find 34 hearts or the opportunity to gather and serve.

1:36

I ask you for your guidance in today's discussions.

1:39

Almost listen with respect.

2:03

And may every citizen of Deus Creek be blessed beyond measure.

2:07

Let our time together and let peace and understanding die our discussions and decisions in your all in a man.

2:38

I appreciate you very much.

2:41

Uh this time, ladies and gentlemen, we have three people signed up to speak.

2:45

Mr.

2:45

Patterson.

2:56

Okay.

3:20

And uh I moved the geese to the side of the road.

3:23

There was one lady there, she was just really traumatized really bad.

3:27

She said she saw it, just couldn't, it just traumatized her so bad.

3:30

All I saw was feathers when I came near there.

3:33

So it was a baby, it was a baby and a mother and a mother goose.

3:36

So hopefully a chief also's gonna address that, so I'm not gonna say anything more on that there.

3:41

So the other thing I want to address on the bike trail there, that's the blue city drive bike trail.

3:46

There's a green sign that starts near my neighborhood near Indigo Place.

3:49

And um it goes all the way up to St.

3:51

James Place.

3:53

When people come across that car wash and Wendy's, they don't stop at those stop signs there.

3:57

They just come straight through flying through there.

3:59

And I realize don't realize there's a bike trail, there are a bike path there.

4:03

Okay.

4:03

And that's one of the ones you can go on without, you know, like you go to Crowfield where they have a little signs there, but you can't go on their bike trails and stuff like that.

4:10

But irrelevant to that, I was using that, had my helmet on, had everything.

4:15

I saw this guy the last minute.

4:16

I had a swerve where he went that way and I went down on my bike.

4:20

So he came over and he said, You shouldn't be on the sidewalks.

4:23

So I said, Well, I'm on the sidewalk because the city trail and I can show it to you, and I have you on video tape and I'll show you.

4:28

So we talked for about five minutes and he said, show me everything.

4:32

So I showed him the code of laws and all that.

4:33

He said he didn't realize that bikes were allowed to be on sidewalks on certain sidewalks.

4:37

And I said, This is actually a bike path.

4:39

So I would ask if uh if that is the blue line for Goose Creek, which is on the city maps, maybe there can be a green sign placed up near closer to the car washer to show that is a bike trail and people can slow down a little bit possibly because when I come through the car wash here, I go real slow, but I still put this guy he shot across the street.

4:56

I just couldn't get out of the way in time.

4:58

So that was my biggest term.

5:00

So the and the guy that we've been talking about for the last year who uses his backyard, he knocked all his fence down.

5:06

And if you see the pictures, he drives, of course, you know that I brought this to your attention.

5:11

The blacktop is being filled in now with your asphalt that you use for the city.

5:15

So you can see where it's crumbling the pack up.

5:18

A lot of us walk that trail every morning for exercise, you know, or bike it or walk it or walk our dogs or whatever.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Engagement███████████████████████████████31%
Public Safety████████████████████████24%
Procedural█████████████████17%
Arts And Culture████████████12%
Parks and Recreation███████████11%
Zoning And Land Use█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Goose Creek City Council Regular Meeting – June 9, 2026

The Goose Creek City Council held its regular meeting on June 9, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Municipal Court. The meeting included public comments, approval of minutes, adoption of a new Unified Development Ordinance on second reading, approval of two resolutions (annexation covenant and Assembly facility fees), and the Mayor's report on city events and projects. All votes were unanimous.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Kevin Patterson, 446 Indigo Road: Raised concerns about a family of geese struck and left on the roadway. Requested that the City install signage on the hiker/biker trail along Plantation North Boulevard to indicate it is a multi-use trail for both hikers and bikes. Reported an incident where a vehicle exiting a carwash nearly struck him while biking, causing him to swerve and fall. Also complained about a resident driving across the trail to access their backyard, damaging the recently repaved asphalt.
  • Alex Otman, 105 Melton Court: A retired paramedic and firefighter, shared experiences where Goose Creek EMS refused to transport him to his preferred downtown hospital (MUSC), instead taking him to Roper or Trident hospitals. He argued that patients should have the right to choose their hospital, as was standard practice in his previous employment. Mayor Habib responded that the City's responsibility is to transport patients to the closest appropriate care (Trident has a trauma-level ER), and that taking ambulances downtown would remove them from service for extended periods.
  • Dan Sumner, 653 Hamlet Circle: Expressed opposition to a proposed restroom facility to be built at the Crowfield Golf Course cart barn. Questioned the necessity given existing indoor restrooms and speculated that outsourcing food and beverage to Momo's may be driving the need. Raised concerns about taxpayer funds being used for a facility requiring new water and sewer lines.

Discussion Items

  • Approval of Minutes: Councilmember Enos-Sims moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tekac, to approve the minutes from the April 24, 2026 Strategic Planning Workshop, May 12, 2026 City Council Meeting, and May 26, 2026 City Council Workshop. Approved unanimously.
  • Old Business – Unified Development Ordinance (Second Reading): Mayor Habib explained that this ordinance replaces the existing Zoning and Land Development Regulations with a new Unified Development Ordinance, simplifying the code for public use, staff application, and businesses. Councilmember Green-Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilmember Harmon. Approved unanimously.
  • Public Hearing – Annexation Covenant Resolution: Mayor Habib explained that this resolution updates the annexation process for properties receiving City water service outside city limits. It replaces expiring annexation petitions with a deed restriction that runs with the land, requiring annexation once the property becomes contiguous to the city. No public comments. Councilmember McSwain moved, seconded by Councilmember Enos-Sims. Approved unanimously.
  • Public Hearing – Assembly Facility Fee Resolution: This resolution amends the City’s Master Fee Schedule to establish rental fees for the new Assembly facility (slated for January 2027 use). No public comments. Mayor Pro Tem Tekac moved, seconded by Councilmember Green-Fletcher. Approved unanimously.
  • Mayor’s Report: Provided updates on parking expansion (contract awarded under budget), the successful Creek Collective artist showcase, the Red Bank Road banner art call (deadline July 10), recognition of Barbara Richardson’s fifth year, golf tournament registration (July 11–12), youth football registration, the GCPD Hot Pursuit 5K (June 13), farmers market schedule, Creek-A-Palooza (June 20, tickets claimed, waitlist open), and upcoming events.
  • Monthly Department Reports: The May department reports were received as informational only.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes Approved: Unanimous approval of minutes from the April 24 Strategic Planning Workshop, May 12 City Council Meeting, and May 26 City Council Workshop.
  • Unified Development Ordinance Adopted: Ordinance passed unanimously on second reading, replacing Title XV, Chapters 151 (Zoning) and 153 (Land Development Regulations) with a new Unified Development Ordinance.
  • Annexation Covenant Resolution Adopted: Unanimously approved, allowing the City to require a deed-recorded annexation covenant for new water service customers outside city limits.
  • Assembly Facility Fees Established: Unanimously approved resolution adding rental fees for The Assembly facility to the Master Fee Schedule.
  • No other votes: All actions were unanimous; no roll call or tally required.

Meeting Transcript

Pastor, are you praying? Are you praying? I'm waiting on Frank. Frank. Oh, yeah. Every time I see him is there. Same thing. Do it. Okay. Nice to Kevin tonight. Good evening, everyone, and welcome. Thank you all very much for being here tonight. I do appreciate everybody coming out. This is Tuesday, June 9th. This is our regularly scheduled council meeting. And at this time, Steve Cross. Nexus Point Church. And our City of Peace Creek Police Department comes in. We come before you find 34 hearts or the opportunity to gather and serve. I ask you for your guidance in today's discussions. Almost listen with respect. And may every citizen of Deus Creek be blessed beyond measure. Let our time together and let peace and understanding die our discussions and decisions in your all in a man. I appreciate you very much. Uh this time, ladies and gentlemen, we have three people signed up to speak. Mr. Patterson. Okay. And uh I moved the geese to the side of the road. There was one lady there, she was just really traumatized really bad. She said she saw it, just couldn't, it just traumatized her so bad. All I saw was feathers when I came near there. So it was a baby, it was a baby and a mother and a mother goose. So hopefully a chief also's gonna address that, so I'm not gonna say anything more on that there. So the other thing I want to address on the bike trail there, that's the blue city drive bike trail. There's a green sign that starts near my neighborhood near Indigo Place. And um it goes all the way up to St. James Place. When people come across that car wash and Wendy's, they don't stop at those stop signs there. They just come straight through flying through there. And I realize don't realize there's a bike trail, there are a bike path there. Okay. And that's one of the ones you can go on without, you know, like you go to Crowfield where they have a little signs there, but you can't go on their bike trails and stuff like that. But irrelevant to that, I was using that, had my helmet on, had everything. I saw this guy the last minute. I had a swerve where he went that way and I went down on my bike. So he came over and he said, You shouldn't be on the sidewalks. So I said, Well, I'm on the sidewalk because the city trail and I can show it to you, and I have you on video tape and I'll show you. So we talked for about five minutes and he said, show me everything. So I showed him the code of laws and all that.

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